Speaking of Chief, I don't understand his animosity toward Gaeta. Does he not know that Gaeta is his source, or was he playing dumb to Anders and Tigh? Regardless, he has to understand that someone with a brain has to work on the inside or they'd be totally screwed.
That scene was confusing. I assumed that if Tyrol & Gaeta were talking, it meant that Tyrol knew Gaeta was the source, but apparently not. Tyrol was quite clear earlier in the episode that he didn't know who his source was, so apparently, nothing changed there, even after *we* found out it was Gaeta.
Hey! I followed your entry here from battlestar_blog, and I liked your write-up, :)
I also wonder what exactly happen with Sharon to make Adama trust her so much. Ron Moore kept making comments about all of the "planning" Sharon was doing in her cell in the brig, which makes me keep wondering whether or not she's going to betray the trust that's been placed in her.
Ellen Tigh *does* seem quite...aggressive in her sex, :/
The suicide-bombing stuff made me think of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and kind of Iraq. The whole war in general, though...the way the Cylons are treating the humans - it made me think of World War II - both Nazis and the Jews, and of Stalin-era Russia.
On your last point on suicide bombing I too found that mildly annoying and somewhat unsubtle in attempting to draw a parallel between the War in Iraq and the what's happening on New Caprica.
Your review was good, but I have to say I do like the not so subtle association of the suicide bombings and the cylons with Westerners/Americans. It made me really think of what a nightmare it must be for the Iraqis. Because, like the cylons, here the Yanks storm in, boasting plans of peace and kinship, and instead, they use tactics of fear, violence, and intimidation. Oh, and everyone has to convert
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when all is said and done, here we have the luxury of sitting around on our butts making small talk about cable TV, while people in Iraq and the middle east get to wonder when next they'll be bombed, either by their own or by Americans and their allies.
This is true, and I will agree that it was interesting to see suicide bombing from the other side. But I maintain that one of BSG's greatest strengths is its subtlety, and the way that it doesn't treat its own audience like a bunch of idiots. I felt that the parallels could still have been drawn if the situation had been treated in a more subtle fashion.
Yes, this is true. The subtlety of the show is nice in that it leaves interpretation pretty open to the audience, which means they don't pander or hand-hold or dumb it down in a way. So I can see how you'd be miffed, because there wasn't much subtlety at all to the whole suicide bombing. It's all out there in a way.
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That scene was confusing. I assumed that if Tyrol & Gaeta were talking, it meant that Tyrol knew Gaeta was the source, but apparently not. Tyrol was quite clear earlier in the episode that he didn't know who his source was, so apparently, nothing changed there, even after *we* found out it was Gaeta.
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I also wonder what exactly happen with Sharon to make Adama trust her so much. Ron Moore kept making comments about all of the "planning" Sharon was doing in her cell in the brig, which makes me keep wondering whether or not she's going to betray the trust that's been placed in her.
Ellen Tigh *does* seem quite...aggressive in her sex, :/
The suicide-bombing stuff made me think of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and kind of Iraq. The whole war in general, though...the way the Cylons are treating the humans - it made me think of World War II - both Nazis and the Jews, and of Stalin-era Russia.
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On your last point on suicide bombing I too found that mildly annoying and somewhat unsubtle in attempting to draw a parallel between the War in Iraq and the what's happening on New Caprica.
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This is true, and I will agree that it was interesting to see suicide bombing from the other side. But I maintain that one of BSG's greatest strengths is its subtlety, and the way that it doesn't treat its own audience like a bunch of idiots. I felt that the parallels could still have been drawn if the situation had been treated in a more subtle fashion.
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Now I am pondering this again. Hmmm.
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